BuildVERSIONCODESBASE

BuildVERSIONCODESBASE is a constant value used in Android development. It represents the API level of the Android platform. Specifically, it is the minimum API level that a particular build of the Android operating system is designed to run on. When an application is compiled, it can specify a target SDK version and a minimum SDK version. The minimum SDK version tells the Android system the lowest version of Android that the app can be installed on.

Developers use BuildVERSIONCODESBASE to check the Android version at runtime. This allows them to implement features that are only available in newer versions of Android or to provide alternative implementations for older versions. For example, a developer might want to use a new camera API introduced in a later version of Android. They would check if the current device's SDK version is greater than or equal to the version where that API was introduced before attempting to use it.

The values for BuildVERSIONCODESBASE are integers, with each integer corresponding to a specific Android release. For instance, BuildVERSIONCODESBASE.ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH represents API level 14, and BuildVERSIONCODESBASE.LOLLIPOP represents API level 21. As new versions of Android are released, new constants are added to the BuildVERSIONCODESBASE class to represent their respective API levels. This system ensures backward compatibility and allows developers to leverage the latest platform features responsibly.